Our mission: To define and apply chemistry, materials science, forest management, and engineering principles to the characterization and utilization of southern forest resources for maximum societal benefits with minimal environmental consequences.
The Utilization of Southern Forest Resources research work unit (SRS-RWU-4704) is part of the Forest Restoration and Management science area of the Southern Research Station. We are headquarted in Pineville, LA, with research teams also based in Blacksburg, VA, and Athens, GA. Learn more about our research →
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Women In Science: Dana Mitchell
Meet SRS scientist Dana Mitchell, a research engineer and project leader with the Forest Operations Research unit in Auburn, Alabama. Her team studies the science and technology involved in physical alterations of the forest. They work to balance the ecological impact and the value generation of forest management.
Latest Publications
- Radical coupling reactions of piceatannol and monolignols: A density functional theory study
Elder, Thomas ; Carlos del Río, José ; Ralph, John ; Rencoret, Jorge ; Kim, Hoon ; Beckham, Gregg T. - Directional synergistic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass with matching-solvents for added-value chemicals
Feng, Junfeng ; Zhang, Le ; Jiang, Jianchun ; Hse, Chung-yun ; Shupe, Todd F.; Pan, Hui - Steric effects of bulky tethered arylpiperazines on the reactivity of Co-Schiff base oxidation catalysts—a synthetic and computational study
Key, Rebecca E.; Elder, Thomas ; Bozell, Joseph J. - Potential of natural-origin loblolly pine tree fractions as a bioenergy feedstock
Mandalika, A. ; Bragg, D. ; Schuler, J. ; Baker, D. ; Elder, T. ; Groom, L. - Surface properties of pine scrimber panels with varying density
Wei, Jinguang ; Lin, Qiuqin ; Zhang, Yahui ; Yu, Wenji ; Hse, Chung-Yun ; Shupe, Todd